What are the challenges of being a teen in today's society? Well from what I heard and seen, it's about being the 'perfect' adult. What I mean by this is that you have got to have, according to today's society, the newest shoes, clothes, devices, the skinny figure, the 'meanest' attitude, the 'pretty' face, and more. If you have the IPad 2, for example, more people would less likely be mean to you. They would 'fancy' you in a way. More teens now are being bullied if they don't have any of these things. It's a stress for most people because sometimes people can't afford it and meet up to people's expectations of their public figure.